The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-17
Current Events.

Senate proceedings. Early In the week
Senator Farwell introduced bill to restrict
Immigration by preventing the sailing OF
naupers and insane emigrants, making II
Unable offense for steamship companies to
carry into American ports immigrants not
provided before sailing with landing cred
entails issued by American consuls al the
ports of sailing. On Wednesday Senator
Regan also introduced bill on the same
subject. authorizing the Treasury to appoint
"inspectors of immigration" with power 10
hoard vessels and temporarily remove all
persons disqualified from landing, who
shall there after be returned TO the port
of sailing at the expense OF the vessels
bringing them here. The bill provides
that before any immigrant shall be permit
ed 10 land, the master OF the vessel snail
produce certificate for each immigrant
certifying that he Is not deported for crime,
Is NOT a pauper, ,unatic or idiot, not In
charge of blood relatives or authorized
guardians, IL not an assisted immigrant,
and is not under contract 10 labor In the
Unsted States. A bond shall be given as
guarantee of discriminate Issuing OF GER
tificates on the part of the steamship COM
PAW. II Is made unlawful for any person
intrdicted by the provisions OF the act 70
enter the United States, or for transports
ton company to bring him TO this country.
On the same day Senator Morrilps bill to
substantially similar effect was taken up,
that gentleman making speech on the
subject. Referring 10 the mayor OF Boston
presiding at dinner to John l.. Sullivan,
he said the political necessities OF the
mayor forced him to this exhibition. lie
Al. ne tho nnpulatinn nj
Boston was composed OF persons OF foreign
birth and foreign parentage, 80 per cent OF
the population of New York, and 81 per
cent of the population OF Chicago, and
those figures might be aggravated by
future immigration. BY tho census of 1880
the population of foreign birth and paren-
tage was about 100000, and the immi.
grafton since then 4,344, 600, 80 that, with.
out including the children born of foreign
parents since 1880, there was now In this
country foreign population? This dis
closed the enormous attractive force exert
ed by this country on the inhabitants OF
Europe. If bill be passed that shall
exclude paupers. dependents, anarchists
and political cranks and agitators from our
shores, and still leave the doors open TO
honest industrious and self supporting new
corners, the people will be we'll satisfied.
On Monday, at speaker Carlisle's re-
ouest the house itself elected the commit
tee on elections, each party In caucus sci.
Getting It's share of the members.
Present indications are that the fisheries
commission will be unable to agree on
treaty; but will probably arrive ata conclu.
Il In 20 pf nhlrIra
points In the existing treaty of 1918.
months ending Nov. 3Oth were $14S,Ol9,-
GAL as against $135,S77,674 In 1886
Senator Cullom on Tuesday last introduc-
ed postal telegraph bill for the purpose
of making beginning OF such a system.
According to the plan produced 10 trunk
lines are provided, which will reach all
the great cities of the Union and large
number OF smaller cities and towns. A
rate of 10 cents for each 20 words and 8
cents for each additional 10 words Is fixed
for distances of under 500 miles, and an
additional rate of cents for each $50 miles
over 500. A night rate of 30 cents and a
day rate OF IS cents are fixed for each 100
words transmitted for newspapers, except
that where the same dispatch is dropped
of at n ore than one office the rates shall
be 25 cents and so cents respectively for
each dropped copy.
Dakota again applies for admission to
the Union and have sent In a petition 10
that affect, which will be accompanied by
a delegation who will stay with IT. all
winter II necessary.
On Monday last, Harper, the wrecker of
the Fidelity Bank, at Cincinnati, was found
guilty by Jury, and sentenced TO ten years
In the Ohio penitentiary-the full limit Of
the law. A motion In arrest of judgment
was promptly Overruled and a request to
delay the order of immediate imprison
ment was denied. He was sentenced at
1925 and at 4 05 he was on his way to
Columbus. This result of the trial, and of
Harper's fraudulent schemes and transac-
tions, ought To have most wholesome ef
feet If now the refuge of Canadian
Businesses could be denied to others of
Harpers stripe, specializing cashiers might
be fewer; or at any rate more of them
would edo time" 10 their proper places,
than are doing so to-day. Following hard
upon Harper's Imprisonment comes the
arrest of that other "Napoleon of Finance"
young Ives, of New York fame, on charge
Of grand larceny.
The Phelps Dodge & Palmer shoe house
and factory In Chicago was burned with
all Its contents on Monday last, involving
loss Of $4,000.
An Inter Ocean telegram from Joliet says
the rolling mill there shut down because of
the Presidents message. Pres. Potter Of
the North Chicago Co. when asked about
the matter, laughed at the idea; said II
was not due 70 the message. 1--WE are not
Of the same opinion as the president on the
tariff question:" said Mr.. Potter, land Of
course the dispatch Is quite pat although
OF no vital force. Our mills at South Chi
cago are closed, and we will close those on
the North branch some time In January for
want of work. That Is the natural result
Of circumstances and bears no significance.
They are closed every winter for longer
or shorter time, and we expect TO open
both mills In February or March next. The
past year has been an unusually busy one
for us. We expect a fair years business
next year, but not SO large as II has been
this year. believe the Union Is about 20
shut down, too but there is nothing un.
usual or significant in the move"
1t Is now announced rs true that Eugene
Hiouina chiaf of tho apnni ntn,apt 6jyieto.,